Katelyn

**Journal Day #1**
I had a fun day today. My first stop was at the capitol building in Boise. The capitol building is the third tallest building in Boise. There I saw the mayor of Boise. His name is David H. Bieter.

After the capitol building I stopped at the Cottonwood Grille. It was very good, and they had a lot of choices. I ate for $6.99. I had a bacon Cheese Burger. Then we stopped at a local gas station were it cost me $50.49 to fill up my Escalade.

Our next stop was Boise St. University. That campus was HUGE! No wonder 19,500 students go there! Boise St. is the third largest University in Idaho. The Building was built in 1932.

My last stop of the day in Boise was the Old Idaho Penitentiary. Old Idaho was a territorial prison from 1870-1973. The building was built in the year of 1870 and is still in Idaho today. This building is now a local museum. Even though I stayed in one city the entire day I still had a lot of Fun!

Journal Day #2
I had a lot of fun today. My first stop of the day was Carl Miller Park. Carl Miller Park has been opened for 25 years, which is pretty long. I was going to stay over night there, but it costs $365 a night. I thought that was pretty pricey, but the lodges are so big there I guess they have to be that pricey. Carl Miller Park was also established in the year of 1991. After that I stopped at a gas station in Mcall, Idaho.

My next stop of the day was The Central Idaho Museum. There’s a weird thing about The Central Idaho Museum it’s actually located in the center of Idaho! The museum is very large no wonder they have events there every year. Central Idaho Museum was established in the year of 1931. The museum was dedicated to Displaying and Interpreting the history of central Idaho.

I decided that I was getting a little hungry, so I stopped at Smokey Mountain Pizza and Pasta. I had a nine inch pepperoni pizza. My pizza cost $5.99. I though that my pizza was very good, and if I am ever in Idaho again I would come back and get their pizza! My last stop of the day was Farragut State Park. Farragut State Park very new. It was established on February 5,2009. It was really busy there because about 20,00 people visit Farragut every year. It cost me $19.95 to go there for three hours. I had a lot of fun in Idaho today!

Journal Day #3
I did a lot of fun things today. My first stop was Challis National Forest. Challis National Forest covers over 4.3 million acres! It’s a HUGE forest! I’m surprised I didn’t get lost! The forest was established on December 18th,2007. The entire frest is covered by mountains and rivers. There are also over 100,000 plants there. The one thing I had to see was Borah Peak, which is the highest point in Idaho! It is 12,662 feet high!

My next destination of the day was a Ghost Town in Idaho Falls. It was a little spooky! I could have sworn that I saw a couple black cats! It was officially a ghost town on October 7,2006, so pretty close to Halloween. The Ghost Town is apparently very hard to find, but with my G.P.S I found it.

After that I stopped at Chilies for lunch. I got a Chicken Sandwich. It was $4.99 and delicious! After lunch I stopped at a gas station to fill up my Escalade.

My final stop of the day was the city of Pocatello. Pocatello’s nickname is the City of Rocks. 51,466 people live in Pocatello. No wonder the streets were so crowded! Pocatello is also the 3rd largest city in Idaho. I had a lot of fun in Pocatello today!

Journal Day #4
Today was my fourth day in Idaho. My first stop was the Idaho State University. More than 12,000 students attend Idaho State University. When I visited There were so many people on the campus streets. It was CRAZY! Idaho State stretches from Pocatello to Cour d’Alene, but those two cities are not that far a part. The Collage was built in 1972. My next stop was the city of Payette. Payette’s population is 8,150 people. The city was established in 1891. In the year of 2000 the population was 7,054 people, so that means they’ve gained 1,104 people over the last ten years. My next destination was Snake River. Snake River is the lowest point in Idaho. It is 770 feet high. Snake River is a well-known river that runs through the north west U.S. There are three other states that have Snake Rivers. Snake River is also 1,038 miles long! Wow that’s a long river I wonder how long it would take you to go from end to end on that river? Today was a fun day in Idaho!

Journal Day #5
My first stop of the day was the Silver wood Theme Park. Silver wood theme park has over 65 rides, but I didn’t go on all of them. Silver wood was built in 1988. It covers 200 acres. It’s huge! Silver wood is the largest theme park in the Pacific northwest. I decided that I was getting pretty hungry, so I stopped at KKJ’S Pizza Palace. The pizza was really good! I had cheese, pepperoni, and green peppers on my pizza, and it only cost me $4.00! After lunch I also stopped for gas. My second stop of the day was the City of Heyburn. In Heyburn one of the buildings is actually made up of completely bricks except for the roof! It was pretty cool! The population of Heyburn in 2008 was 2,696 people. There are 1,368 females and 1,328 males in Heyburn. Heyburn is located in the county of Minidoka. My last stop of the day was the City of Sandpoint. The city was founded over one-hundred years ago. It’s one of the nations best small arts towns. The mayor of Sandpoint is Gretchen Hellar.

Journal Day #6
My first stop in Idaho today was the Idaho Falls Padres Stadium. There are over 100 books about the stadium and the team. They were a baseball team for only five years (2004-2009). After the stadium I went to Elmer’s Pancakes and Steakhouse. I got a six oz. Tenderloin. After that I stopped at K&B Kwick stop for gas. After lunch I visited I visited the Boise Hawks Stadium. There pitcher is Robert Hernandez. The Boise Hawks are a minor league baseball team. The Boise Hawks may be becoming a class AAA minor league baseball franchise. Even though I had fun at the Boise Hawks it was time for me to go to my next stop which was the City of Nampa. Nampa is Idaho’s second largest city. The population is 28,365 people in the year of 1990. Now there are 45,524 people! Whoa, that’s a lot of people. Well that was my day in Idaho.

Journal Day #7
My first stop on day seven is the Silver City. Silver City has one of the most historic hotels. Silver City is also a ghost town in the state of Idaho. There are three other ghost towns in Idaho. I didn’t get to visit them all, but at least I got to visit two out of the three. I was getting really hungry by the time I left Silver City, so I stopped at JV Café. The food was excellent there! Then I stopped at Shell for gas.

My next Destination of the day was Heyburn State Park. Heyburn State Park covers 5,500 acres of land and 2,300 acres of water. Heyburn State Park has many things to do there including a bird trail.

My last destination of the day was Lake Pend Orielle. Lake Pend Orielle is Idaho’s largest lake! It’s so big I wonder how many fish live in the lake? Pend Orielle is located near the city of Coeur’ D’Alene. The lake was formed by many glaciers. Lake Pend Orielle’s shore line is 143 miles long. It was huge, but I only walked about half way. Lake Pend Oriele’s depth has been measured 1,170 feet! My day was fun and very exciting

Journal Day #8
My first stop of the day, on my last day in Idaho was Winchester State Park. Winchester State Park surrounds a 103 acre lake. That lake seemed bigger than eight football fields, which is very enormous! The parks elevation is 3,900. Winchester also has over twelve different things to do there.

Roaring Spring Water Park was my next stop of the day. Roaring Springs covers 17 acres of land. I love that park it’s sooo big! It was designed by the same people who designed Disney world and wet’n wild. When I heard that I thought to myself, “Wow this place must be AWESOME!” After two water parks I was extremely hungry, so I stopped at one of my favorite restaurants Texas Road House. I got Steak with seasoned rice and garlic red skinned mash potatoes. It was delicious! It cost me $5.99. After that I stopped at Phillips 66 for gas. It cost me $96.87 to fill up my Escalade.

My last and final stop in Idaho was The Palouse Mall. The Palouse Mall is located in Moscow Idaho. It has over 60 Businesses and shops. That mall was pretty big! Well that was my last stop in Idaho!